Research Terminology

Encyclopedia Gives facts about nearly everything. The articles tell about planets and plants, about animals and buildings, and about history and famous people.

Atlas Gives facts about places. It shows the size of cities and countries. It shows how far it is from one place to another. It tells the number of people who live in different places.

Almanac An annual publication containing a calendar for the coming year, the times of such events as anniversaries, sunrises and sunsets, phases of the moon, tides, etc., and other statistical information and related topics.

Reference Books This type of book contains useful facts or specially organized information, as an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, yearbook, etc.

Periodical A magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.

Biography A written account of another person's life

Autobiography A history of a person's life written or told by that person.

Article A written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.

Table of Contents A list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start. This is found at the beginning of the printed work.

Index Alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually found at the end of the printed work

Librarian A person trained in library science and engaged in library service.

Author A person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.

Editor A person who edits material for publication, films, etc.

Publisher A person or company whose business is the publishing of books, periodicals, engravings, computer software, etc.

Online Catalog A bibliographic record of a library's holdings, available in machine-readable form.

Academic Database Provide academic articles, scholarly articles, media and other resources that are credible sources for research

Dewey Decimal System A system of classifying library materials with numerals and decimals 000 Generalities 100 Philosophy & Psychology 200 Religion 300 Social Studies 400 Language 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics 600 Technology (Applied Sciences) 700 The Arts 800 Literature & Rhetoric 900 Geography & History

Research paper Carefully planned and investigated topic with personal interpretations by YOU the author of the research. Longer than an essay and includes OUTSIDE sources You must give credit IN your paper (called in-text citations) and create a list of all the resources used (called the Works Cited page)

SOURCES

A source is a person, organization, film, book, online information source, or other text that supplies information or evidence. What is a source?

Two Types of Sources A Primary Source is a first-hand account of an event. Photographs, diaries, observations you have made yourself, personal letters, eyewitness accounts, official documents, and video tapes and personal interviews are all examples of primary sources.

A Secondary Source is an account of an event that was recorded some time after the event happened. It was recorded by someone who read or heard about it. Some examples of secondary sources are Encyclopedias, biographies, reference works, and documentaries. Two Types of Sources

Bibliography Cards Also called Bib Cards/source cards You must make one for every source you use Three basic purposes: 1. Helps you find the source again 2. Enables you to prepare documentation for your paper A. In-text citations: Documentation: material included in a research paper to identify the sources from which the information was taken B. Works Cited list that will appear at the end of your project. This is a COMPLETE list of ALL sources USED in your paper.

Bibliography Card or (Bib card) Format

Read this slide- don’t copy it. WARNING: IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES, POSITION IS IMPORTANT If I have something in a certain corner, at the top, at the bottom, centered, etc., you must place it in that same spot. If I have one line start on the left, your line should start on the left. If I have lines indented, the same lines must be indented on your paper. If I have bubbles that add information, you should have the same bubbles with the same information drawn to the side with a line connecting it to whatever it is describing.

REMEMBER Information that is underlined when handwritten will be italicized when typed. Read this slide- don’t copy it.

Bib Card - Books Author’s Last name, First name.“Article Title”. Title of the Book.Ed. First Name Last Name. # vol.City of Publishing :Publishing Company, Year Published.Page-Page.Print.

Bib Card – Website with author Author’s Last name, First name.“Article Title”. Website Title.Sponsoring Organization, Day Month Year.. Date you first viewed it. Day and Year are numbers. Month is written out as a word. Copywrite Date /last revised/updated. Day and Year are numbers. Month is written out as a word. Web. If there is not a date available, put n.d. for no publishing date.

Bib Card – Website with editor “Article Title”. Website Title.Sponsoring Organization, Day Month Year.. Web. Editor’s Last name, First name, ed. Same bubble information as the other internet bib card style

Note Card Formats

Note Cards Always take notes (paraphrasing or summarizing) in your OWN words. Change the structure too. When you use someone else’s words or ideas without giving credit, you commit plagiarism, a serious academic offense. Avoid plagiarism by always crediting your sources- even when paraphrasing. If you are quoting a source, be sure to use quotation marks and copy the words exactly as they are written in your source. You will only be allowed to fill one note card per source with a quote.

Read through the directions on information and organization. Read through the note-taking hints. Read this slide- don’t copy it.

Note Card Subject (Ex. Early years, Career)Source Letter- NC # Notes Page numbers (except for internet)

If there are 2 authors or editors: Last name, First name and First Name Last Name. Eds. First name Last name and First Last name. Last Name, First name et al. Eds. First name Last name et al. If there are more than 2 authors or editors: